«-Article Summary: It is often recommended that, when trying to lose weight, you shouldn’t drop your calories too low because your body will go into “starvation mode.” The idea is that your body will hang onto whatever weight and fat it can because it thinks it’s starving. Many people blame weight loss plateaus on “starvation mode.» However, there is no scientific evidence to support its existence.

– Points of Interest:— The concept of «starvation mode» is not logical because it implies that the body can continue to reduce energy expenditure no matter how low you drop your calorie intake.— Numerous studies on very-low-calorie diets refute the existence of «starvation mode».– Quotes: — «There is a limit to how much your body can reduce its energy expenditure to resist weight loss.» — «… when you take a self-professed “small eater” and supply the person with the actual calories he/she claims to be eating, the person loses weight.»»

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– Forskning setter spørsmåltegntilpåstandenom at ekstremt lav-kalori dietter fører til betydelig større ratio av mager masse tap til tap av kroppsfett, sammenlignet med et mer moderat kaloriunderskudd. (ref. 8, 6, 2, 1) (notater: Tap av muskelmasse).«- Points of Interest:— Researchers in the U.K. did a retrospective audit of obese outpatients.— When patients were prescribed a 1,000 – 1,200 calorie diet, they did not lose nearly as much weight as you would expect.— When patients were prescribed a 300-700 calorie diet, they lost much more weight, indicating the lower calorie intakes were simply too difficult to adhere to.– Article Summary: «Starvation Mode» is an illusion. It looks like it happens because people have a hard time adhering to very low calorie intakes. Since they struggle to comply with the diet, they will underreport their calorie intake and struggle to lose weight. When prescribed a more moderate calorie deficit to «jump-start» weight loss, the person starts to successfully lose weight because the diet is now easier to adhere to, and weight loss follows. This gives the illusion that the person’s metabolism was «jump-started» out of «starvation mode» by increasing calorie intake.– Quote: «If a dietitian or researcher tells you to eat 1,000 calories per day, and you struggle and eat 2,000 instead, are you going to be completely upfront about your inability to sustain the 1,000 calorie diet?»»

6 Real Diseases That Have Somehow Become Trendy: En flott og morsom artikkel hos cracked.com med 6 sykdommer som har blitt ‘trendy’, blant annet gluten intoleranse – som mange innenfor ‘fitness’ verden er blitt ‘redde’ for… Absolutt et sant og viktig underliggende poeng her; «..There was a time in history where most people didn’t want to have diseases. It was considered cool to be healthy, and «normal» was considered a compliment, not a label for people that make fun of your poetry.

Things are different now. Not only do people make up fake diseases, but even worse, people are diagnosing themselves left and right with real medical and psychiatric disorders, which basically makes a joke out of the people who actually do suffer from those disorders…»